Yumul, Princess Jonette P.

HE – TOURISM 12

Contemporary Arts

MODERN ARTIST
Romeo Villalva Tabuena was a Filipino painter and
printmaker. Working with a wide range of subject matter and
materials, his work primarily features figures pieced together
from muted, monochromatic shapes. His aesthetic is often
one inspired by Cubism, with a fractal-like geometric
patterning imposed on recognizable forms. Tabuena is best
known for his depictions of Philippine rural landscapes such
as farms, carabao, nipa huts in oil and watercolor media.
Tabuena is also admired for his darkly-toned oil paintings
which seem to reflect the “proletarian” concerns. His figures
are often short and squat, with hints of Expressionist
distortion and no bright colors to relieve the charged
atmosphere. He died in San Miguel de Allende on October
15, 2015. Still Life with Basket

Hernando Ruiz Ocampo was a Filipino artist best known

for his abstract paintings. Following in Modernist traditions,
Ocampo’s used bold color palettes and biomorphic shapes
inspired by both his country’s landscape and by science
fiction writing. Over the course of his career his interest
evolved from depictions of workers to abstract forms. He
died on December 28, 1978 in Caloocan, Philippines at the
age of 67, and was posthumously awarded the title of
National Artist of the Visual Arts in 1991. Madonna and Child

Vicente Silva Manansala was a Filipino artist known for his

Cubist paintings and prints. Through his depictions of
contemporary Filipino life, Manansala addressed issues of
intimacy, poverty, and culture. His melding of social
commentary with painting had a profound influence on the
younger Filipino artists of his generation, such as Angelito
Antonio and Manuel Baldemor. Born on January 22, 1919 in
Macabebe, Philippines, he studied at the University of the
Philippines School of Fine Art until 1930.
Seashore
Victor Oteyza was a Filipino Asian Modern & Contemporary
artist who was born in 1913. Victor Oteyza's first artwork to
be offered at auction was Untitled at Salcedo Auctions in
2017. This current exhibit features the work of Victor Oteyza,
one of the 13 moderns who began the modern art movement in
the Philippines. Victor’s work originated from an extensive
study of philosophy and was a physical manifestation of his
goal to portray the creativity of the modern (1950’s) Filipino
in a manner that broke the mold of the posed portraits and
copies of art masters. Victor was a writer, director, perpetual
student of the universe and his experiences translated the
lessons he learned into modern art. The artist died in 1979. Untitled

Ramon Estella is an Asian Modern & Contemporary

painter. As filmmaker, Ramon Estella was acclaimed. In
the late ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, he directed such important
films as Buenavista, Huling Habilin, Voice of Freedom,
Sundalong Talahib, Desperado and Buhay at Pag-ibig ni
Dr. Jose Rizal. But as a painter, little is written about
Estella, although his exhibits were acclaimed here and
abroad, including the United States. Estella was described
as purveyor of modern art, culture and antiquities. Estella
spent the last years of his life in Florida with his Japanese
wife. He died on May 4, 1991 of cancer of the liver.

Man with a Bottle

Cesar Legaspi was a 20th-century Filipino painter best known

for his Cubist-inspired works. Consistently tackling issues of
social injustice and the plight of the working classes, Legaspi
rendered his paintings using undulating, geometric stylizations
of forms. He worked both representationally and abstractly over
the course of his career, shifting between more traditional
representations of the human figure to more Modernist visual
languages. Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of
anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city.
These include Man and Woman (alternatively known as
Beggars) and Gadgets'. The artist died on April 7, 1994 in
Manila, Philippines.

Nude
 NEOCLASSIC ARTISTS

Fernando Amorsolo Cueto was one of the most important artists in the history of painting in
the Philippines. Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. He is
popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. The first National Artist
of the Philippines for painting, grew up during a time of transition for the country. Amorsolo was
noted for his portraits. He made oils of all the Philippine
presidents, including the revolutionary leader Gen.
Emilio Aguinaldo, and other noted Philippine figures.
He also painted many wartime scenes, including
Bataan, Corner of Hell, and One Casualty. Amorsolo,
who died in 1972, is said to have painted more than
10,000 pieces. He continued to paint even in his late
70s, despite arthritis in his hands. Even his late works
feature the classic Amorsolo tropical sunlight. He said
he hated "sad and gloomy" paintings, and he executed
only one painting in which rain appears.

Mango Pickers

Guillermo Estrella Tolentino (1890-1976) represents

the National Artist Awards for Sculpture in 1973. He is
consider as the "Father of Philippine Arts" because of
his great works like the famous "Bonifacio Monument"
symbolizing Filipinos cry for freedom located in
intersection of EDSA and Rizal Avenue and "The
Oblation" in UP signifying academic freedom. Tolentino
received national recognition for his work on the
Bonifacio Monument, now a major landmark of
Kalookan City. His winning design of the monument
featured an obelisk with a bird of freedom perched atop
of it. Around the monument's base stand life-size figures
of members of the Katipunan led by Bonifacio.
Tolentino also designed the medals for the Ramon
Magsaysay Awards as well as the seal of the Republic of
the Philippines. He died on July 12, 1976 at the age of
86.
Bonifacio Monument
 Differentiate between Modern and Neoclassic Artist based on their
Artworks
Modern Artworks are usually based on what artist’s perspective with the use of oil based colors
and other coloring materials. And it produced during the period extending roughly from the
1860s to the 1970s. The Neoclassical Artworks is a severe and unemotional form of art
harkening back to the grandeur of ancient Greece and Rome. It applies to literature, theater,
music and architecture. And it produced during the period extending roughly from the 1780s to
1840s.